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Joop's Dog Log - Friday May 14

Deventer, The Netherlands

Marking, marking, it`s a big job!
And every day we have to do it all over again!
Most humans would go crazy if their world was changed every day.
If their garden fence, private parking spot and personal name plates
were all gone in the morning... taken over by another human.
But hey, that`s what the world outside looks like for most dogs.
Everything we mark and claim can be gone the next day.
Marked over by another dog. Or worse: by a cat!
So we go out again, and we set new marks. Every day if we have to. It`s what dogs do.
We`re like Sisyphus!

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
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Date/Time08-May-2004 13:09:54
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Guest 19-Jun-2004 01:45
Great image and text, Joop! Have you read Franz Kafka's story "Ivestigations of a Dog"? It's on this very topic; I think you'll enjoy it immensely!
Henk Binnendijk16-May-2004 08:02

la_vie_en_rouge @ 2004-05-14 01:25 said:
HAH! Great shot and great view of your world, Joop! While I don`t know if I`d be into "marking", I would *LOVE* to be able to wag my tail when I saw other humans. ;-) :-) :-D
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maximillion @ 2004-05-14 01:29 said:
A dogs gotta do what a dogs gotta do! I hear ya, buddy! Your coloring is really striking in this image.
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dullemen @ 2004-05-14 01:35 said:
Goedemorgen Joop. Wat een lief straatje waar in je nu loopt nou loopt je hebt ook een mooi paaltje gevonden om er een grote plas tegen te doen.Ja jij mag dat voor jouw is het geen wildplassen hahaha. Ik ben benieuwd wat je vandaag gaat beleven. In ieder geval een fijne dag. Knuffel van mij. DIEN.
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the_nannish_one @ 2004-05-14 03:29 said:
That`s a really lot of work, Joop! And you have to drink a lot of water too, to stay hydrated. I guess `a dog`s life` isn`t the as easy as we all thought. Good thing there are those bacon cookies to make it all worthwhile, eh?
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scary_girl @ 2004-05-14 06:59 said:
it`s not so bad.. if you think, you can mark different places, more beautiful...there`s always a good reason for everything! Tot snel Joop!
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nicki @ 2004-05-14 07:19 said:
for me... I can mark only the tires of my human`s car because I don`t go out very often. I have a huge yard to run, and when I go out I feel a little bit scared....
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schulze @ 2004-05-14 08:28 said:
You are right Joop! Mark your territory not only every day, but whenever you go out... You can`t see it but there is another dog waiting for you to leave so he could do the same, and what is worse, at the same pole!!!
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wynd @ 2004-05-14 08:44 said:
Hahaha, Sisyphus, that`s perfect. So true. Thank goodness nobody marks my mom. -Sarah.
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soundofsilence @ 2004-05-14 09:26 said:
Hey Joop...just half an hour left and then you know.....this marking is also our internal dog chat system: we are much better than the humans cause we can READ all the news of the neighbourhood with our NOSES !!! We don`t need no glasses to know if the nice bitch has already passed by and if one of our enemies misused our fence...who wants yesterday`s papers? NOBODY IN THE WORLD !!! SO KEEP ON MARKING AND ROCKING AND ROLLIN` !
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koh1 @ 2004-05-14 09:41 said:
cute!!
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gundog247 @ 2004-05-14 10:33 said:
I don`t know about you Joop, but my humans can`t figure out why I never run out... it`s a guy thing I guess!
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1baka @ 2004-05-14 11:54 said:
did you call me a sissy puss !...refuel and go !!!!
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homerjsimpson @ 2004-05-14 13:22 said:
Joop- my canine companion Rusty agrees with you completly! So many things to mark, so much p-mail to read! Our job is never done.
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waldgeister @ 2004-05-14 16:52 said:
Hey what a job on Dogmiss...done with so much feeling.....we are so proud of you, partners...!
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nemsodecao @ 2004-05-14 21:48 said:
"Even though I´m a lady, I understand your ideas about marking the world. I defend our shadows in the park. That´s MY job. By the way, I don´t really understand FL meetup concept either. But Luciana enjoyed it very much. She said the magic is still there. :)" Flô
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Guest 15-May-2004 04:06
Just what I was thinking. It's a ruff job, but some dog has to do it!
Jill14-May-2004 22:47
thank goodness..I was thinking my Giz had some real issues!
Melanie14-May-2004 17:29
LOL poor doggie. A dogs life is ssooo "ruff".